Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each one!
Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others.
But if you're seeking something brand-new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.
Mashable's entertainment team has scoured the streaming services to highlight the most buzzed-about releases of this week and ranked them from worst to best — or least worth your time to most watchable. Whether you're looking for star-studded new movies, Oscar–nominated drama, wild tales of romance, unmatched true crime stories, or the funniest show Apple TV has yet to offer, we've got something just for you.
Here's what's new on streaming, from worst to best.
6. Holland
In the follow-up to her psychological thriller Fresh, director Mimi Cave offers a Nicole Kidman-fronted mystery set in a picture-perfect American town called Holland.
Kidman stars as a wife, mother, and home-ec teacher who has a sneaking suspicion something dark is lurking under the surface of her suburban utopia. Could it be that her husband (Matthew Macfadyen) is having an affair? To find the truth, she enlists her co-worker/crush (Gael García Bernal). But what they discover is far more disturbing than even this paranoid wife could imagine.
While Holland boasts a great cast and an intriguing premise, its mystery has been done to death before it even begins. In my review out of SXSW, I cheered the seeming metaphor for the movie, but found myself alarmingly bored despite its scandalous elements. I concluded, "Like a postcard, Holland is intriguing and pretty, but ultimately flat."
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Gael García Bernal, Matthew Macfadyen, Jude Hill, and Rachel Sennott
How to watch: Holland premieres on Prime Video March 27.
5. Dark Side of the Ring, Season 6
Whether you're a wrestling fan who wants to know this form of ferocious entertainment inside and out, or a true crime fan looking for a fresh series to binge-watch, Dark Side of the Ring is for you.
Now entering its sixth season, this documentary series thoughtfully unfolds stories of wrestling tragedy, like the curse of the Von Erich clan, life-altering injuries, and truly shocking crimes. Interviewing the people who lived through these events — be they wrestlers, promoters, friends, or experts on the sport — Dark Side of the Ring offers a complex and intimate portrait that doesn't allow the roles of "face" and "heel" to be so easily assigned outside the ring.
We haven't seen what Season 6 has in store. But it if it's anything like the previous seasons, it's going to be a wild ride. — K.P.
How to watch: Dark Side of the Ring Season 6 premieres on Vice TV March 26.
4. Survival of the Thickest, Season 2
Forget Emily in Paris and embrace the romance and fashion of Survival of the Thickest Season 2!
Where Season 1 of Michelle Buteau's hilarious sitcom was set in the hubbub of New York City, its second season has emerging stylist Mavis Beaumont (played by Buteau) taking her plans for a plus-sized high fashion line to Rome. And naturally, her fiercely loyal and always funny friends will have her back, through sexual mishaps, cheeky protests, or whatever else living large throws her way! — K.P.
Starring: Michelle Buteau, Tone Bell, Tasha Smith, Deon Cole, Marouane Zotti, and Dan Amboyer
How to watch: Survival of the Thickest is now streaming Netflix.
4. Queer
Celebrated filmmaker Luca Guadagnino has bestowed upon cinema an audacious array of tales of lust and love, gnarly and magnificent. There was the tender summer love story of Call Me by Your Name, the cannibal coming-of-age adventure Bones and All, and the high-tension love triangle of Challengers. Then came Queer, Guadagnino's daring adaptation of William S. Burroughs' semi-autobiographical novella.
Daniel Craig stars as a drug-fueled American ex-pat, cutting a reckless path through Mexico's bars and into its deepest wilderness. Along the way, he becomes intoxicated with a dashing young Navy man (Drew Starkey), sparking a relationship that's as confounding as it is white-hot. Less adored than Guadagnino's previous films, Queer nonetheless awed some critics. In my review for Mashable, I waded through my qualms with the film, ultimately declaring, "Queer is both visually lush, sexually explosive, and emotionally infuriating. It is not a journey that leaves our hearts full, but open and aching." — K.P.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Zaga, Omar Apollo, and Lesley Manville
How to watch: Queer premieres on Max March 28.
3. A Complete Unknown
James Mangold's eight-time Academy Award–nominated biopic about the enigmatic Bob Dylan is now streaming, so you can enjoy Timothée Chalamet's SAG Award–winning performance from the comfort of home. But turn up the volume to truly allow the '60s soundtrack of rebellion and heartache wash over you.
In my review for A Complete Unknown, I praised Chalamet's "irritating" performance, as well as how writer/director Mangold held space for other major figures in folk, like Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) and Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). I wrote, "Each of these performances masterfully fleshes out these figures so they exist beyond their connection to Dylan. You can see how they tie together, how it hurts when he cuts that tie, but also that each is a tapestry even without him. This, above all else, makes A Complete Unknown remarkable, setting it apart from countless dramas about an abusive (and always male) creative genius whose bad behavior is effectively shrugged off as the cost of art." — K.P.
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, and Scoot McNairy
How to watch: A Complete Unknown is now streaming on Hulu.
2. Bring Them Down
You hear the phrase "Irish sheep-herding drama," and you might anticipate co-writer/helmer Chris Andrews' directorial debut to be restrained, even quaint. You'd be wrong.
In her review for Mashable, Entertainment Reporter Belen Edwards called Bring Them Down a "brutal must-watch," spelling out how a riveting opening sequence sets up an expectation of abrupt and grim violence. Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott star as rival farmers whose family feud sends them into a heinous downward spiral of rage and toxic masculinity. Belen writes, "Abbott and Keoghan have both carved out space for themselves as daring actors unafraid of stranger roles, so it's a pleasure to watch them square off in the intense pressure cooker of Bring Them Down." — K.P.
Starring: Barry Keoghan, Christopher Abbott, Nora-Jane Noone, Colm Meaney, Paul Ready, and Aaron Heffernan
How to watch: Bring Them Down debuts on MUBI March 28.
1. The Studio
Seth Rogen and a jaw-dropping cast of big stars give Hollywood the takedown it so richly deserves with the "must-watch satire" The Studio.
The battle of art versus commerce takes center stage as Rogen plays a newly minted studio exec who has to make an endless series of wild decisions. If you ever wonder how the blockbuster sausage gets made, the first episode of this stellar comedy series gives you a juicy and revolting taste.
The writing on this satirical series is so sharp that Rogen practically bleeds as he plays the fool across an array of comical conflicts. And he's bolstered by a supporting cast that is blisteringly funny, spitting barbs, allusions, and one-liners with a dizzying intensity. — K.P.
Starring: Seth Rogen, Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and Bryan Cranston
How to watch: The Studio debuts on Apple TV+ March 26.
* denotes that this blurb appeared in a previous Mashable list.
